... procurement where fundamental decisions are made. To make the best decisions at earlier project stages, such as design, large amount of information needs to be processed and classified. Therefore, this study seeks to create a Decision Support System (DSS) for construction procurement through the application...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only PPP Methods Decision making Decision support systems Private funded Selection framework With the increased awareness of the benefits of collaborative procurement methods, public-private partnerships (PPPs) are attracting growing interest...

... Rail bridges Railways Maintenance programmes Decision support systems Database management Asset management Risk assessment Bridges represent a significant proportion of short‐line railroad (SLRR) assets, therefore, resource allocation to bridges must be managed effectively to ensure safe...

... Collaboration Structural design Design management Conflict management Decision support systems Optimization Programming and algorithm theory Pareto analysis Management of design in construction projects is a complex task since it involves collaboration between professionals in multiple...

... in this paper are a part of a larger research designed to develop a decision support system for disaster impact mitigation. This research evaluated the impact of floods as a natural hazard on infrastructure and the related industries and communities in terms of criticality and vulnerability of infrastructure...